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I may have been disappointed in Wintersun's Time I, but I'll just pretend that Ne Obliviscaris' "Portal of I" is actually Time I from another line in time. Because it's simply one of the best albums I've heard in a while.

The song Hail, Kill and Die says it all really. The title sets it up to be a follow up to Hail and Kill but the lyrics read like a Blood Of the Kings sequel only not a very good one and as sequels go it sure ain't no Return Of the Warlord. I was hoping that the Thunder In the Sky EP was going to be a strong indication of the direction for this album but I was met only with disappointment. Even Warriors Of the World part 2 would have been to my liking dud parts and all.

I may have been disappointed in Wintersun's Time I, but I'll just pretend that Ne Obliviscaris' "Portal of I" is actually Time I from another line in time. Because it's simply one of the best albums I've heard in a while.

Black hole are stoned genius. The Demo they did had some of the worst singing I think I've heard.

The vocals aren't very metal are they. I actually would recommend listening to them whilst on drugs, or soak a rag in furniture polish if you're dealer isn't open. It's an odd album, it's quite effective occult metal until it gets to the last song which starts off sounding like a lost track from Ronnie Montrose's Open Fire album. Strange.

It's kinda like Helloween in Isengard with Darkthrone bits. It's more my kind of thing than Transilvanian Hunger even if the band is becoming more "dad rock" with every release. If your dad was into speed metal that is. It's a really good album, almost as good as Circle the Wagons but it falls a bit short. I'm still going to give it the number two spot on my best of year list.

...even if the band is becoming more "dad rock" with every release. If your dad was into speed metal that is.

I've argued with a few people that expecting them to go back to Transilvanian Hunger is more or less impossible as Fenriz is:
A) Generally seems to be an honest guy, and he does not seem to want to do that stuff now
B) Getting on a bit. Seriously, even the youngest bands from about 1993ish (people who were 13 or 14 at the time) are all now at least 33.

I like the current Darkthrone wave a lot more then the previous Punkthrone stuff though.